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Eric C. Peterson, Co-Chair of the Business Bankruptcy Practice Group at the Gallop law firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Turnaround Management Association - Missouri Chapter.

Feldman Shepherd Trial Lawyer Ezra Wohlgelernter Addresses Premises Liability Litigation at PA Association for Justice Seminar Philadelphia trial lawyer Ezra Wohlgelernter of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP recently presented “Evidentiary Considerations” as a faculty member of the December 2011 Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) Premises Liability Seminar.

Ourania “Rainy” Papademetriou, a Managing Attorney for Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono legal services in Philadelphia, was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association. The Board of Governors works with the Chancellor to establish official policy for the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Jay M. Wallace and E. Adrienne Jackson have joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP’s Labor, Employment and Benefits practice.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is pleased to announce that Scott N. Sherman, of counsel in the Firm's Atlanta office, has been renominated to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)'s Southeastern Region.  He is a current board member and previously served on the Legislative Affairs Committee.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, a preeminent litigation and business law firm working both nationally and internationally, announces that Partner Dr. Dana Beldiman has been appointed professor honoris causa by the Bucerius Law School of Hamburg, Germany.

National intellectual property boutique Woodcock Washburn LLP is pleased to announce Roberto Colón, associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office, was appointed Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) Intellectual Property Law Section.  The HNBA’s IP Law Section serves members and the profession by furthering the development and improvement of intellectual property law, educa

Sedgwick LLP is pleased to announce that, for the fourth consecutive year, the firm has earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Sedgwick LLP was named one of the “Top Firms for Diversity” by The American Lawyer, ranking 39th on the publication’s 2011 “Diversity Scorecard,” a survey of 194 major U.S. law firms. This score marks the third consecutive year Sedgwick has improved its ranking, making it into the top 40 for the first time.

Sedgwick LLP welcomes Robert Buechel who joins the insurance practice group as a partner. With 25 years of experience, Buechel represents both U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and reinsurers in transactional, corporate and regulatory matters as well as dispute management and resolution.